Curtain-bracket.



l. MISTRIK,

CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED nor. 5, l916- Patented May 8, 1917.

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J. MISTRIK.

CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- s, 1916.

LQQ5AGQD Patent-Ed May 8,1911

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i CURTAIN-BRACKET.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1917.

\ Application filed October 5, 1916. Serial No. 123,911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Mis'rnnna citizen of the United States,residing at Etna, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Brackets, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a curtain bracket and has for its primaryobject to construct a device of this character having the adherentproperty of accommodating different sized curtain rollers and curtainpoles and further capable of varying the distance between the curtainpole and window frame and the distance between the lace curtains and awindow shade.

An object of the invention is the novel manner of constructing theroller supporting arm so that the same may be quickly adjusted andrigidly held in any of its adjusted positions.

Besides the above my invention is distinguished in the manner ofstamping the clamp from'a single piece of metal and so associating thesame with a suitably formed clip that the clamp may be adjusted andrigidly held in an adjusted position.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be betterunderstood from the following detail description taken in connectionwith the accompanyingdrawingswherein Figure 1, is a perspective view ofthe curtain bracket.

Fig. 2, is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4, is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

'gs. 5 and 6 are sectional views on the 5 and 66 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7, is a perspective view of one end of a. supporting plate.

Fig. 8, is a sectional view on the line 88 of Fig.

Fig. 9, is a perspective view of one form of roller supporting arms.

Fig. it), is a plan view of the blank on which the clamp is formed.

Fig. 11, is a perspective view oi another form of a roller supporting veferring to the drawings the numeral 1, designates a supporting platsconstructed to have apertured ears 2, adapted to replate to a win-slowframe and is furthc structed to have two longitudinal series of rackteetl1'3. and a slot 4. Slidably mounted in the slot is a T-shapedextremity 5, of a curtain roller supporting arm (5. .This arm at anintermediate point is bent to provide a substantially parallel arm 7having a resilient action at the point of juncture 8, so that undernormal conditions the resiliency thereof will space the lugs 9 from therack teeth 3. i F

Passing through apertures 10 in the limbs 7 and engagingv the back ofthe plate 1, is a thumb nut 11 adapted when tightened to throw the lug9, into engagement with the teeth against the resiliency of the limbs 7.From this arrangement it will be seen that the arm may be quicklyadjusted and rigidly held in any of its adjusted positions.

One end of the plate 1, has up struck therefrom a tongue 12 adapted toresiliently spring into an opening 13 in a clip 14 when the latter isslid a predetermined distance upon the plate 1, through the action orthe flanges 14 over lapping the parallel longitudinal edges of theplate 1. This clip is shaped to have a slot 15 of rectangularconfiguration.

A clamp 16 for supportinga curtain pole is formed by stamping a singlesheet of metal in a manner to provide a pair of limbs 17 and 18 bent soas to be arranged in the slot 15 and other limbs 19 and 20 shaped toslide in flat contact with the exterior surface of the clip while theremaining portion of the blank is bent to form a portion 21, the opensurface 22 of which being arranged at right angles to the limbs andarranged in a horizontal plane. I

At this point I wish to call attention to the tact that the limb 20 isstamped from the central portion of the blank so as to leave a slot thatslidably receives abolt 24 that is in turn mounted in a curtain polesupporting member 25 slidably mounted upon-the surface 22.

For the purpose of securing the clamp in any of its adjusted positions Ipass through the limbs'19 and 20 a thumb nut 9.6. in Fig. 11 I haveshown a curtain roller supporting arm 27 constructor to have resilientfingers 28 adapted to resiliently slide over the rack teeth 3, forholding the arm 27 in any of its adjusted positions.

At this point I ivish to call attention to the fact that the curtainroller supporting portion of the invention may be used inde:

pendent of the curtain pole supporting portion, by disengaging thetongue 13 from the slot 15.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it will be apparent that I provide a device which is admirablyadapted for the purpose for which it is intended, that it is simple,durable, and etficienet of construction and may be manufactured and soldat a comparatively loW cost.

What I claim is 1. 111 a device of the class described a plate having aresilient tongue struck therefrom, a clip slidably mounted upon theplate and having an opening receiving the tongue and a curtain polesupporting a clamp adjustably supported upon the clip.

In a device of the class described, a plate having a resilient tonguestruck therefrom, a clip slidably mounted upon the plate and having anopening receiving the tongue and a curtain pole supporting a clamp adjustably supported upon the clip, said clamp including an element mountedfor move ment at right angles to the movement of the clamp as a Whole.

3. In a bracket of the character described, a supporting plate having anupstruck tongue a clip having an opening receiving the tongue andfurther shaped to have a slot and a curtain pole supporting clampstamped from a single sheet of metal to have limbs arranged in the slotand limbs arranged exterior of the clip and :1 thumb nut passing throughsaid exterior limbs for securing the clamp in any of its adjustedpositions.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

JOHN MISTRIK.

Copies of thisipatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

